# List of accolades received by Despicable Me 2

Despicable Me 2 is a 2013 American animated comedy film produced by Illumination Entertainment and distributed by Universal Pictures. The sequel to Despicable Me (2010), it was directed by Chris Renaud and Pierre Coffin, and written by Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio. Despicable Me 2 stars the voices of Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Benjamin Bratt, Miranda Cosgrove, Russell Brand, and Ken Jeong. In the film, secret agent Lucy Wilde (Wiig) recruits retired supervillain Gru (Carell) to investigate the theft of a powerful mutagen by El Macho (Bratt)—a supervillain who pursues world domination.
Despicable Me 2 debuted in Australia on June 5, 2013, and was released in the United States on July 3. Produced on a budget of $76 million, Despicable Me 2 grossed $970.8 million worldwide, finishing its theatrical run as the third-highest-grossing film of 2013. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 75% based on 185 reviews.
Despicable Me 2 garnered awards and nominations in various categories. It received two nominations at the 86th Academy Awards, including Best Animated Feature. The film won one of ten nominations at the 41st Annie Awards. At the 66th British Academy Film Awards, Despicable Me 2 was nominated for Best Animated Film. It received two nominations at the 19th Critics' Choice Awards. The film was nominated for Best Animated Feature Film at the 71st Golden Globe Awards.

## Accolades

Accolades received by Despicable Me 2 :
| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
| 3D Creative Arts Awards | January 28, 2014 | Best Feature Film – Animation | Despicable Me 2 | Nominated | [11] [12] |
| Academy Awards | March 2, 2014 | Best Animated Feature | Chris Renaud, Pierre Coffin, and Chris Meledandri | Nominated | [13] [14] |
| Academy Awards | March 2, 2014 | Best Original Song | Pharrell Williams for "Happy" | Nominated | [13] [14] |
| Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards | December 19, 2013 | Best Animated Film | Despicable Me 2 | Nominated | [15] [16] |
| American Cinema Editors Awards | February 7, 2014 | Best Edited Animated Feature Film | Gregory Perler | Nominated | [17] [18] |
| Annie Awards | February 1, 2014 | Best Animated Feature | Despicable Me 2 | Nominated | |
| Annie Awards | February 1, 2014 | Best Animated Television Commercial | "Despicable Me 2 – Cinemark" | Won | |
| Annie Awards | February 1, 2014 | Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in an Animated Feature Production | Jonathan Del Val | Nominated | |
| Annie Awards | February 1, 2014 | Outstanding Achievement for Character Design in a Feature Production | Eric Guillon | Nominated | |
| Annie Awards | February 1, 2014 | Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature Production | Heitor Pereira and Pharrell Williams | Nominated | |
| Annie Awards | February 1, 2014 | Outstanding Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Feature Production | Yarrow Cheney and Eric Guillon | Nominated | |
| Annie Awards | February 1, 2014 | Outstanding Achievement for Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production | Eric Favela | Nominated | |
| Annie Awards | February 1, 2014 | Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production | Kristen Wiig | Nominated | |
| Annie Awards | February 1, 2014 | Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production | Steve Carell | Nominated | |
| Annie Awards | February 1, 2014 | Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production | Pierre Coffin | Nominated | |
| Black Reel Awards | February 13, 2014 | Best Original or Adapted Song | Pharrell Williams for "Happy" | Nominated | [20] [21] |
| British Academy Children's Awards | November 24, 2013 | Kid's Vote — Film | Despicable Me 2 | Won | [22] [23] |
| British Academy Film Awards | February 16, 2014 | Best Animated Film | Chris Renaud and Pierre Coffin | Nominated | |
| Cinema Audio Society Awards | February 22, 2014 | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Motion Picture – Animated | Charleen Richards, Tom Johnson, Gary A. Rizzo, Chris Scarabosio, Alan Meyerson, and Tony Eckert | Nominated | [25] [26] |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | January 16, 2014 | Best Animated Feature | Despicable Me 2 | Nominated | |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | January 16, 2014 | Best Song | Pharrell Williams for "Happy" | Nominated | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards | December 16, 2013 | Best Animated Film | Despicable Me 2 | Nominated | |
| Georgia Film Critics Association Awards | January 10, 2014 | Best Animated Film | Despicable Me 2 | Nominated | [29] [30] |
| Golden Globe Awards | January 12, 2014 | Best Animated Feature Film | Despicable Me 2 | Nominated | |
| Golden Reel Awards | February 16, 2014 | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR for Animated Feature Film | Dennis Leonard and Christopher Scarabosio | Nominated | [32] [33] |
| Golden Trailer Awards | May 3, 2013 | Best Animation/Family Poster | Despicable Me 2 (Cimarron Entertainment) | Nominated | |
| Golden Trailer Awards | May 30, 2014 | Best Animation/Family Poster | "Side by Side Billboard" (Ignition) | Won | [35] [36] |
| Golden Trailer Awards | May 30, 2014 | Best Animation/Family TV Spot | "Chicken Revised" (Workshop Creative) | Nominated | [35] [36] |
| Golden Trailer Awards | May 30, 2014 | Best Standee for a Feature Film | "Whack-a-Minion Standee" (Ignition) | Won | [35] [36] |
| Guild of Music Supervisors Awards | February 26, 2014 | Best Film Studio Music Department | Universal Pictures | Nominated | [37] [38] |
| Hollywood Film Awards | October 21, 2013 | Hollywood Movie Award | Despicable Me 2 | Nominated | [39] [40] |
| Houston Film Critics Society Awards | December 15, 2013 | Best Animated Film | Despicable Me 2 | Nominated | [41] [42] |
| ICG Publicists Awards | February 28, 2014 | Maxwell Weinberg Publicists Showmanship Motion Picture Award | Despicable Me 2 | Nominated | [43] [44] |
| Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards | December 15, 2013 | Best Animated Feature | Despicable Me 2 | Won | |
| Movieguide Awards | February 7, 2014 | Best Movie for Families | Despicable Me 2 | Nominated | [45] [46] |
| Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | March 29, 2014 | Favorite Animated Movie | Despicable Me 2 | Nominated | |
| Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | March 29, 2014 | Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie | Steve Carell | Nominated | |
| Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | March 29, 2014 | Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie | Miranda Cosgrove | Won | |
| Online Film Critics Society Awards | December 16, 2013 | Best Animated Film | Despicable Me 2 | Nominated | [48] [49] |
| People's Choice Awards | January 8, 2014 | Favorite Family Movie | Despicable Me 2 | Won | |
| People's Choice Awards | January 8, 2014 | Favorite Movie | Despicable Me 2 | Nominated | |
| Producers Guild of America Awards | January 19, 2014 | Best Animated Motion Picture | Janet Healy and Chris Meledandri | Nominated | |
| San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | December 11, 2013 | Best Animated Film | Despicable Me 2 | Nominated | [52] [53] |
| San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards | December 15, 2013 | Best Animated Feature | Despicable Me 2 | Nominated | [54] [55] |
| Satellite Awards | February 23, 2014 | Best Original Song | Pharrell Williams for "Happy" | Nominated | [56] [57] |
| Saturn Awards | June 26, 2014 | Best Animated Film | Despicable Me 2 | Nominated | [58] [59] |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards | December 14, 2013 | Best Animated Feature | Despicable Me 2 | Nominated | [60] [61] |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards | December 14, 2013 | Best Soundtrack | Despicable Me 2 | Nominated | [60] [61] |
| Teen Choice Awards | August 11, 2013 | Choice Summer Movie: Comedy | Despicable Me 2 | Won | [62] [63] |
| Teen Choice Awards | August 11, 2013 | Choice Movie: Hissy Fit | Steve Carell | Nominated | [62] [63] |
| Teen Choice Awards | August 10, 2014 | Choice Music Single: Male | Pharrell Williams for "Happy" | Nominated | |
| Visual Effects Society Awards | February 12, 2014 | Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature | Chris Meledandri, Janet Healy, Chris Renaud, and Pierre Coffin | Nominated | [65] [66] |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards | December 8, 2013 | Best Animated Feature | Despicable Me 2 | Nominated | [67] [68] |
| World Soundtrack Awards | October 25, 2014 | Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film | Pharrell Williams for "Happy" | Won | [69] [70] |